Posts Tagged 3d

Gran Turismo 5 Beta

Aug 6

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | 5 Comments

The BetaRooms event in Birmingham last weekend was the event which finally gave me the chance to get my hands on the beta version of the game that is the reason I bought a PlayStation3 about 3 years ago. The anticipation of actually being one of the people I usually see at events like E3 and TGS playing GT5 kept me awake most of the night before the event. I think I managed to get about 4 hours sleep, I just couldn’t stop thinking about it.

The whole journey there I was looking around at the other people going about their day thinking, is that person a gamer? does he/she know about BetaRooms? if so I wonder what he/she would do to be as lucky as me right now?

As i got off one train to wait for the next one I managed to fit in 20 mins of GT PSP, well i gotta get my car collection up right? Then it was on to the next train and in just 45 more minutes I would be sitting in front of a 3D TV playing Gran Turismo 5.

When i arrived it was so great to be in line for this event, just looking at the other 200+ PS3 gamers was a great feeling. Then the doors opened and we started on our way in, This is it! Without delay i made my way straight over to GT5 3D to give it a spin.

I took a seat and put on my 3D spec’s and took the SLS AMG for a spin on the Nurburgring….. I’am afraid to say i was not too impressed. While I looked at the outside of the car in rear view so i could check out how the car looked, i noticed a few scuff’s and scratches on the SLS, which was my first taste of damage in a Gran Turismo game and that was cool but it was the fact the 3D didn’t really POP!. It seemed to be when i watched the screen without the 3D spec’s it looked ever so slightly blurry. Then when you put the spec’s on it pretty much just looks like normal HD. Don’t get me wrong it did look fantastic but i was hoping for a better 3D experience from GT5. I was expecting the inside of the car to “wrap around me” when in cockpit mode but i got nothing close. However I can’t stress this enough, This is not the finished product. On my very first lap with this GT5 beta the track disappeared completely which assures me many fixes and updates will be applied in the final product.

A little while later while talking to one of the staff from the BetaRooms he was telling me how they couldn’t seem to set it up properly and that there are some 3D configuration settings which should make it look like it’s supposed to. I asked if i could have a fiddle with the settings but then thought it would be unfair as there was a limited amount of time for everyone to get a try of everything. So I now await the release on November 2nd for GT5 to just come out and show the world all the cool features they’ve been keeping secret for so long.

Think about it! do you really think Polyphony Digital would release a game in 3D and have it not be the Best experience out there to date? I have massive faith in this game and i KNOW they will deliver THE! game of the decade.

Throughout the rest of my time at the BetaRooms I tried a few different cars on different tracks just to check out some stuff and one of the things i wanted to do was smash up a NASCAR. I remember Kazunori Yamauchi saying the NSACAR will break into a 1000 pieces, so i decided to test it out on this E3 beta demo version of GT5.

First of all the car seemed to feel pretty heavy in its handling. It seemed to really just want to go in a straight line with a lot of power but still manages to turn. I think (sounds obvious I know) it will be great for long tracks with long straights but if you need to whip this whip round lots of little tight corners, you’re gonna have a hard time. As for the damage, well it’s not that easy to demolish a car in the short amount of time the demo gives you but i tried my best. The point’s of impact seemed to crumple, exposing both front tires but I didn’t notice any pieces flying off the car really which brings me to thinking the finished product will have a whole new level of detail. But don’t mark my words as this is only me giving my impressions and thoughts. The only way to really know what’s going to happen is to play the game when it comes out.

Don’t worry people’s. GT5 WILL be the greatest racing game you have ever played and the 3D will be just as good.

Also i have more video of GT5 from the BetaRooms event which i will publish in a later post.

Tags: 3d, beta, betaroom, betarooms, Demo, E3, GT5, polyphony digital, specs, tgs

Beta than E3

Aug 3

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | 1 Comment

It all started a week ago when i saw (Thanks to @MusterBuster) there was going to be this thing called the BetaRooms in Birmingham aimed at bringing a chance for us midlanders in the UK to get our mitts on some pre-alpha games and some demo’s of games due for release later this year such as GT5, Killzone 3, MotorStorm Apocalypse (all in 3D) Little Big Planet 2, Dead Nation and of course some Move games. Straight away i sent the email to secure my invite then jumped on the phone and told my friend from up north (Damopointy) and my Dad to do the same (i had to attend this event and get my hands on GT5)

The next day whaddya know, Damo gives me a call asking me if i got in (which i didn’t) then bragging how i owe my chance to go to the betarooms to him as he’s the one with the invite. Then my Dad also tells me he got invited but i still yet didn’t have one. It turns out they both got slotted into the extra event they added on at the last minute due to the demand so it was set we were going to attend the BetaRooms on sunday evening August 1st 2010. A few hours later my golden email came through telling me i got into the earlier event on the same day and instantly thought OH-MY-GOD we’re going twice lol. Then it dawned on me. This would mean i would miss both Hungarian Formula 1 and the highlight of my week, Top Gear. Oh well its a sacrifice im willing to make besides ill just watch them both with the iplayer on my PS3 when i get home.

With monday booked off work and train tickets book everything was set. Me and Damo were going to BetaRooms where we would meet for the first time in person even though we’ve known each other since GTA IV approx 3 years ago. We would also be bumping into a couple other people from my friends list, Omac_Brother and TonyT3rry. The BetaRooms event was amazing it really was. Yes the games on show played a huge part in the event but it was also great to be surrounded by hardcore PS3 gamers with not an Xbox logo in sight ;P aswell as meet people you play with in person. Ive been wanting to go to an event like this for quite some time now and they always seem to happen too far away, thankfully it finally happened.

The event itself was Great. The staff were all very helpfull and friendly and It was great being asked for feedback on the games as you know theres a good chance that info will go somewhere and maybe make a difference. When i first got there i went straight for GT5 in 3D then moved to the PS3 Move section which is when Damo arrived, which you’d think would be a bit weird having not ever met in real life before but when you’ve spent as much time using the PlayStation Chat rooms with eyetoys as we have it wasn’t weird at all. Throughout the afternoon we hammered the MotorStorm Apocalypse practise consoles as much as possible while trying to get a taste of everything but wasn’t too worried about missing anything cause we knew we would get another chance to try everything we missed in the 2nd session. We also wasn’t worried about getting tired during the evening event as redbull was free.

Another thing i liked about the event was the design of the room. It looked like it was straight out of PlayStation Home with Giant cans of redbull for drinks chillers, funky seating at every console and they even had a giant Sackboy. By far the coolest thing there though has to be the tweetwall. Who ever wrote #BetaRooms in a tweet would have their message displayed on a wall for all to see, Genius idea!. Later on while i was waiting in line for another go on GT5 3D i Noticed TonyT3rry had written “@RobGroove i see you” which was brilliant as i did not yet know he was there.

The way this event allowed for hundreds of gamers to meet and interact in this way was lots of fun and i can’t wait to see this event grow into something bigger next year. Im sure this is the start of something special. Sony Playstation and all the BetaRoom staff i have to say thank you for a great day it was the highlight of my year, but only untill Gran Turismo 5 gets released .

Make sure you check my blog over the next week or so as i will be blogging about each game and sharing both photo’s and video’s of my experiences.

Tags: 1st, 3, 3d, betaroom, betarooms, birmingham, blog, event, fight, GT5, gt5 3d, interact, killzone3, kz3, lbp2, little big planet 2, move, Playstation, PS3, the first

Gran Turismo 5 Summer release

Jun 10

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

Will E3 launch GT5?

Some of you may of had some problems logging onto the PSN yesterday and though it can be bloody annoying, its all for a good cause. Your PS3 now has the ability to play 3D games thanks to the maintenance yesterday and the PSN update which became available in April.

This all ties in with Sony’s upcoming release of 3D TV’s….

These 3D TV’s are available for pre-order now and should ship to retailers later this month.

E3

With E3 coming up next week i can’t help but think this is all going somewhere. 3D now possible on PS3′s, Sony releasing their 3D TV’s at the end of this month. I can’t help but think about how Sony are expected to release Gran Turismo 5 in a big 3D marketing campaign (see where im going with this? lol)

As suspicion of a likely GT5 release date at E3 spreads throughout the tinterweb like icelandic volcano ash filling up the airwaves, i can’t help but think Polyphony digital will surprise everyone with an earlier than expected release date. It’s definitely possible but we should also take note of PD starting to make more of an effort to advertise Gran Turismo 5 as documented on GTPlanet.net. While there is still a remote chance we won’t hear of a release date at E3 im pretty sure we can take PD’s word and expect the “definite 2010 release” we were promised.

Make sure you check RobGroove.com for a live stream to watch the sony conference on tuesday 15th June from 8pm GMT / 3pm EST / 12 noon PST.

Time to get excited!

Tags: 3d, april, bravia, conference, date, E3, gran turismo 5, gt5 release date, gtplanet, launch, live feed, live stream, maintenance, pd, polyphony digital, PSN, release, sony, watch

GT5

May 25

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

New Find

While everyone else is going on about how GT5 got delayed so they can add in 3D and PS3 Move into the game i thought i’d share that same info with something slightly off beat. So i found this while i was poking around last night and thought i’d share it as it’s a video i haven’t come across before. Enjoy.